Earlier tonight I got my 1976 pinto wagon runnin after it had been sitting for 2 years. I thought well hell I gotta take it for a spin around the block -- you know just to get the cobwebs out of her -- . Wouldn't ya know my local Scottsdale police just happen to be around the corner :police: . Of cource a yellow pinto wagon kinda sticks out a tad bit . By just getting it running after a few years I of course had no insurance no registration :( so it got impounded. Well here there is some law that they keep your car for 30 days. Needless to say there is no way I will be able to afford the storage fees that will be put on my pinto. (sigh) I guess that is another pinto that will get sent to the crusher. :wow: don't they realize that that is a classic car the b******s
go talk to the tow yard maybe if u show up with donuts and is very nice and take the title with u they will help u buy it back at action. this will work if u play ur cards right!
good luck!!!!! :search:
Have a friend go to the auction with you and buy it back.I do not know the laws where you are but in WA you can't buy your car back so you have to have someone else do it for you.It will probably go pretty cheap,most older cars do.I got a 74 ranchero 351 Cleavland auto runner.I drove it home for 10 bucks,on average i pay between $1to $50 for a parts car $350 for a nice one.Good luck on this one,I hope you get your car back.
Doc.
THAT STINKS!
Ouch! a pain in the rear but the auction idea might be best if they keep it for 30 days.
to bad the cops had to be sticklers and couldn't cut you a break.
Quote from: Cookieboy on March 30, 2008, 11:00:06 AM
.....to bad the cops had to be sticklers and couldn't cut you a break.
Here in CT he would have gone to jail too. He did not meintion if he did, but maybe that was a 'break' the police gave him?
I an sorry to hear that it happened, but I would not blame the police for any of it.
Bill
Quote from: 77turbopinto on March 30, 2008, 12:37:08 PM
I an sorry to hear that it happened, but I would not blame the police for any of it.
You're right Bill, they were just doing their jobs. I personally wouldn't consider driving one of my cars w/o insurance. I think here in MN if you get caught they suspend your drivers licence, pay big fine and have to take the drivers test all over again. Plus you get stuck paying high risk insurance for 2 years after....
At least that's the way it was 19 years ago when I got caught in a similar situation to hjeffb
Important to remember plates/insurance first... joy ride after ;)
Just re-newed my Insurance for my Red wagon.
58.00 6 mo. 9000.00 appraised value.
The appraisal cost more than the insurance. :D
From Pintony
Here in WI. we have plates that are good for life, but you have to have proof of insurance in an accident.
Quote from: Pintony on March 30, 2008, 01:45:55 PM
Just re-newed my Insurance for my Red wagon.
58.00 6 mo. 9000.00 appraised value.
The appraisal cost more than the insurance. :D
From Pintony
It must be nice, I pay $67/a
MO. just for liability >:( without any wrecks or tickets.
$67.00 X 12 months=$804.00
That is 27$ more than I pay for 1Year for a $30,000 E350 W/1 Milion dollar coverage.
across the board.
Not sure how old hjeffb is?? But I'm sure that being over 40 makes a BIG difference!
From Pintony
Quote from: 1975 pinto on March 30, 2008, 03:11:05 PM
It must be nice, I pay $67/a MO. just for liability >:( without any wrecks or tickets.
Most likely Tony is talking about 'collector car' insurance. Keep in mind that most of those polices will limit when, where, and/or how much you drive the car.
Bill
Quote from: 77turbopinto on March 30, 2008, 04:12:28 PM
Most likely Tony is talking about 'collector car' insurance. Keep in mind that most of those polices will limit when, where, and/or how much you drive the car.
Bill
Collector insurance is even more expensive, it's just the whole 17 thing, in september my rates will go down a little bit but not much. The thing that just gets me is my buddy has a 87' Fiero GT and he has full coverage and pays high 70's a month. I just dont get it. ???
"Same" thing happened to me back in the 80's when I was restoring my '57 Checvy. I decided to take a spin around the block. Good news was (and not to diminish the original posters issues, that sucks), the cops drove up behind me, followed me back to the alley, and then peeled off. I guess they figured (they knew) it was in restoration (in primer, no bumpers, etc.) and didn't bother.
Chris
Ouch, I am sorry to hear that, and yes maybe the police were doing there job. But with half the cars on the road being driven by illegal aliens without insurance, they could do alot more. maybe cutting a guy a little slack wouldn't have been the end of the world, it stinks, good luck, if it turns out let us know.
I got a few good ideas from you guys ty. No i don't blame the cops I know they were doing their job. I blame myself for not waiting the extra day it would have taken to get it all leagal. Yes I was taken to jail finger printed and released . I'm 38 not quite at the 40 years old insurance drop.
The auction idea sounds pretty good. I just hope there are no enthusiasts there ,seems like i should be able to get it back pretty cheap I hope.
hjeffb
Quote from: hjeffb on April 01, 2008, 05:51:51 AM
I got a few good ideas from you guys ty. No i don't blame the cops I know they were doing their job. I blame myself for not waiting the extra day it would have taken to get it all leagal. Yes I was taken to jail finger printed and released . I'm 38 not quite at the 40 years old insurance drop.
The auction idea sounds pretty good. I just hope there are no enthusiasts there ,seems like i should be able to get it back pretty cheap I hope.
hjeffb
awww that y u go in with the donuts and title.
get the tow company on ur side, having them in ur corner could help allot especially
when it come down to the price and access.
they have the right to sell at privet action. and if they have the title that speeds up the paper work time "so it came up for sale before the rest of the inventory",
good luck
ps dont for get to up date ur profile and put ur pin in the map u may find one of us close enough to help. or may know some one that works at that tow company.
I wouldn't wait any longer than you half too..alot of the auction people will try to buy Pintos to butcher for hot rods and to races or demo..So waiting for the auction might be a bad Idea...
Best of Luck
FrankBoss
www.PintoWorks.com
www.FrankBoss.com
My father had a wrecker buisness here in VA and the auction thing will work its just whoever "Buys" it will have to title it in their name and then "Sell" it to you. More money and paperwork but worth the effort if you want the car back. Also go talk to the wrecker company directly as soon as possible. We had a law here where we had to "Impound" DUI cars for 30 days and trust me, if they think the car wont bring $1000 at an auction they will work with you because it isnt worth their time to go through all the hassle of the auction and paperwork to do it and if you talk to them now maybe you can prearrange a price for their towing and storage fee's ahead of time so when the due date is up you will have had time to get the money and they get rid of a hassle to them and everyone comes out smiling. We had a couple of junkers like that looked like they were in a derby already and the owner wanted them back because they couldnt afford anything else and we would let them have it back on the release date for a couple hundred or less if they had anything at all. (like i said, better than auction!) Might be why we went out of buisness but we made some loyal customers and made some new friends that way. Go talk to them, what can they say? No? at least you tried that route.
Hi hjeffb, I asume you live in scots. AZ I live on border most of my cars are reg. AZ some CA.. Due to the border prob. for me I have in the pinto manuals for both states, cops hate me because they can't give me crap. So soon as I can I will look up 30 day deal I thought only CA was pulling that. AZ CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC LAW MANUAL this man. is very hard to come by. Ill get back.Fred ???
hjeffb let me know what v.c. say like 28-2532 registration violation civil penalties so we can give them a spanking. no were in my book says anything about mandatory 30 day storage, also in AZ you can make deals with toe guys say if it's $300. all I have on me is $140. and I can take car now. It will be alot faster for me if you give the direct writ-up code, should be 2 codes. Fred :) ???
Quote from: dangerusdug on March 30, 2008, 02:06:24 PM
Here in WI. we have plates that are good for life, but you have to have proof of insurance in an accident.
Collectors plates are a wonderful thing. Unless you take your car to World Of Wheels in January and the City of West Allis Police department knows that you are not supposed to be driving without a "special" temp plate and they pull you over as you are leaving the show ;D. It has happened more than once
Good Luck getting your car back
Quote from: 78squirewagon on April 03, 2008, 08:13:20 PM
Collectors plates are a wonderful thing. Unless you take your car to World Of Wheels in January and the City of West Allis Police department knows that you are not supposed to be driving without a "special" temp plate and they pull you over as you are leaving the show ;D. It has happened more than once
Good Luck getting your car back
:wow: if you can't drive to a show then Y do you have the plate?
Cops zoop!!!! :showback:
Quote from: Pintony on April 03, 2008, 08:47:24 PM
:wow: if you can't drive to a show then Y do you have the plate?
Cops zoop!!!! :showback:
Nobody drives a collector car in January in WI unless it's a winter beater ;D The West Allis cops decided on year to just be a bunch of *****s and bust people as they were leaving WOW. They tried it agin the following year and people (promoter, State Fair Park officials) threw a fit so they have been pretty ggod the last few years.
But they do have a right to do that because it states that the vehicle is not to be driven during the month of January if you have collector plates. It was just pretty crappy on their part to inforce the rule after a show. But now WOW has been moved to Febuary so they cannt say anything to anyone ;D
Yes I failed at stating that fact. It's only January..